Wind power plants set daily generation record on November 13: 276,794 megawatt-hours

Turkey generated 276,794 megawatt-hours of electricity from wind power plants on November 13, reaching the highest level of all time on a daily basis. According to information compiled by Ekonomim from Türkiye Elektrik İletim AŞ (TEİAŞ) data, wind energy's share in total electricity generation was recorded at 28.1 percent.

On the same day, total electricity generation in Turkey was 986,783 megawatt-hours. Wind power plants ranked ahead of reservoir hydroelectric and imported coal plants. Reservoir hydroelectric plants generated 187,078 megawatt-hours of electricity; this source's share in total generation was calculated at 19 percent. Electricity generation from imported coal plants was 146,683 megawatt-hours, and its share in total generation came in at 14.9 percent.

The previous daily record in electricity generation from wind had been recorded on January 3; on that date, 259,076 megawatt-hours of electricity were generated from wind power plants. The 276,794 megawatt-hours of generation on November 13 surpassed this figure and brought a new peak.

According to TEİAŞ data, electricity consumption on November 13 was 978,790 megawatt-hours, and generation ran above consumption. Turkey's electricity exports were 9,235 megawatt-hours, while electricity imports were recorded at 2,129 megawatt-hours.